diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 1f4c794f5fcc..260c3e1e312c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -4540,6 +4540,7 @@ static void iscsit_logout_post_handler_diffcid(
 {
 	struct iscsi_conn *l_conn;
 	struct iscsi_session *sess = conn->sess;
+	bool conn_found = false;
 
 	if (!sess)
 		return;
@@ -4548,12 +4549,13 @@ static void iscsit_logout_post_handler_diffcid(
 	list_for_each_entry(l_conn, &sess->sess_conn_list, conn_list) {
 		if (l_conn->cid == cid) {
 			iscsit_inc_conn_usage_count(l_conn);
+			conn_found = true;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sess->conn_lock);
 
-	if (!l_conn)
+	if (!conn_found)
 		return;
 
 	if (l_conn->sock)